The Big Interview: ‘We don’t pause any more when people ask us who we work for. We’re very proud of our work’ – Niall Gleeson, chief executive, Irish Water

The engineer expected a challenge when he took the top job in the controversial utility, but he has relished the ‘fantastic opportunity to modernise the water system’

Niall Gleeson, chief executive of Irish Water: ‘If I’m honest, I could see it was probably going to be one of the most challenging jobs in Europe in terms of infrastructure and custome delivery.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips